The rise in international trade of plants and plant products has increased the risk of
introduction and spread of plant pathogens and pests. In addition, new risks are arising from …

The production of ornamental plants is a thriving and expanding industry, which is
economically important in the United States of America, Canada, South America, Australia …

Pesticide treatments provide an effective control of soilborne pests in vegetable and fruit
crops, but their toxicity to animals and people and residual toxicity in plants and soil, and …

ABSTRACT From September 2001 until August 2002 and from September 2002 until August
2003, inoculum of Phytophthora capsici consisting of mycelium and oospores was buried in …

Two experiments were conducted during autumn 1997 and 1998 in west-central Florida to
evaluate the effectiveness of soil solarization alone and in combination with the biological …

Foliage blight caused by Phytophthora nicotianae and Ph. tropicalis is an important disease
of annual vinca (Catharanthus roseus). In this study, 121 strains of Pseudomonas species …

Phytophthora nicotianae is the most common pathogen in nurseries and gardens, infecting
both woody and herbaceous ornamental plants. Phytophthora aerial blight symptoms such …

Root rot caused by the fungus Phytophthora cinnamomi is a major disease of avocados
worldwide. Heat sensitivity of a collection of P. cinnamomi isolates was determined by …

The potential for using plant pathogens and seeds as indicator organisms for assessing
sanitization of plant wastes during composting was tested in bench-scale flask and large …

Reduction of bacterial and fungal pathogens by soil solarization has been attributed to both
direct and indirect modes of action. Direct inactivation of pathogens may occur if the …